Guangdong Map Album

Author: Zhang Hong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Guangdong Province, abbreviated as "Yu," is located south of the Nanling Mountains and along the coastal regions. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, it was part of the Baiyue (Yu) region. The Qin Dynasty established the Donghai Commandery here, which later became part of the Lingnan Circuit during the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Circuit of Guangnan during the Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, most of it fell under the Jiangxi Provincial Circuit, and in the Qing Dynasty, it became the Guangdong Province. Currently, it administers 21 prefecture-level cities, 33 county-level cities, 43 counties, and 3 autonomous counties. Nearly 30 cities and counties are open to the outside world. The province covers an area of over 180,000 square kilometers and is home to Han, Yao, Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, and She ethnic groups. The provincial capital is Guangzhou. The province has a long coastline, with hills covering about two-thirds of its area. The northern part of Guangdong is dominated by the Nanling Mountains, and the province boasts scenic mountains such as Luofu, Xiqiao, Dinghu, and Danxia. Along the coast, there are the Pearl River Delta and the Chaoshan Plain. The Pearl River system originates from the Xijiang, Beijiang, and Dongjiang rivers. The Leizhou Peninsula in the southwest is tropical, while the rest of the province is primarily subtropical monsoon climate. Except for the northern mountains, there is no permanent snow or ice, with annual rainfall exceeding 1,500 millimeters. Typhoon rains occur between summer and autumn.
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